Schweizer SGS126 N9866E
21 March 1981 · Arlington, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 March 1981 at about 11:35 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N9866E, operated by U.wash.soaring, was involved in an accident during in flight near Arlington, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arlington, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arlington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N9866E
- Category
- Glider
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- U.wash.soaring
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0562
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
GLIDER PILOT OUT OF POSITION.SUDDEN JERK FAILED RT WG.TOW ROPE DID NOT BREAK, OVER MAX STRENGTH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1981 | Schweizer SGS126 | Monticello, Illinois, United States | Univ of Illino | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Issaquah, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Mt Salem, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Oahu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Lafayette Soar | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |